A visit to Ephesus

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October 17th 2012
Yesterday evening I calculated how many more sights I want to see here and how much time I have left. I figured I had enough time to do the day trip to Ephesus that I was hoping for. Ancient Ephesus is located in Turkey near the Aegean Sea an hour south (by air) from Istanbul. It is famous for its Greek, Roman, and Byzantine ruins. In the first century AD, it was the largest city in the Roman empi ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more